Year-to-date, KNOW is up 1.8% while NFO has dipped 1.1%.

Other ETFs also integrate insider sentiment into their portfolio strategies. For instance, the AdvisorShares TrimTabs Float Shrink ETF (NYSEArca: TTFS) employs a float shrink strategy for reducing or “shrinking” total shares trading on the market through company stock buybacks, insider buying or when demand outstrips supply. [Float Shrink ETF Capitalizes on Market Shrinkage]

Direxion All Cap Insider Sentiment Shares

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Max Chen contributed to this article.

Full disclosure: Tom Lydon’s clients own shares of TTFS.